Qingdao Railway Station

Qingdao railway station is 330 yards (300 meters) from the coastline, 4.5 miles (7.5 kilometers) from the city center, and 15 miles (24 kilometers) from Qingdao Liuting International Airport. With German Renaissance style buildings, the whole station combines Chinese and Western architectural styles exquisitely. The station currently has the largest underground waiting rooms and the highest level VIP waiting room area. The Qingdao Qianhai Scenic Area is only 110 yards (100 meters) from the station. Although only a limited number of trains go through Qingdao railway station, it has the best service in the whole nation.

Address: No. 2 of Tai'an Road, Shinan District

Around the station, there are several bus stops, and one can easily go to other places in the city. Passengers can also find taxis near the railway station, but need to be careful to not be cheated. There is also a tourist coach station in the southeast of the railway station, where one can get a coach to other cities, such as Rizhao, Yantai, Jinan, Penglai, and Shidao. Nearby there are several shops, hotels and restaurants such as McDonald and Pizza Hut. In front of the railway station, there is a very pleasant garden square with beautiful flowers.
 

Qingdao Railway Station

 Ticket Office
The station has 24 ticket windows in two offices. Ticket windows numbers 1 to 14 are in the east ticket office. Windows number 1, 2, and 3 are for picking up tickets that were booked online; number 5 is for ticket refunds; number 6 is for student tickets only; number 11 is an information window and offers platform tickets (platform tickets are for people who are not passengers but who want to go out on the platform to meet someone or to see someone off); number 12 is for Chinese people who lost their second general Chinese ID card to apply for a temporary ID card before boarding. Ticket windows 15 to 24 are in the west ticket office. Number 15 is for picking up tickets booked online and platform tickets; number 20 for air tickets only. You can change your ticket at any window. There are twenty self-service ticket machines in the station. If you lost your ticket, you can report the loss and rebook a ticket at the windows with the sign “Sunlight Homeland.

 Waiting Rooms

There are three waiting rooms in the station; the east, west, and south underground waiting rooms. Which waiting room you should go to depends on which on which train you are taking. The east waiting room is for passengers traveling by D6002, G190, D334, G194, D338, G236, D6016, and D6018. The west waiting room is for G188, G232, D6006, D6008, D6010, D6012, G260, D6014, and D340. The south underground waiting room is for D332, G224, K2018, T162, 8416, D6004, G186, K970, G244, 5026, K1026, K1286, G172, G192, K344, T372, K914, D336, G196, G228, K710, K8252, D342, 1112, G256, 1564, K956, K208, G198, K1054, K702, K1136, 57060, K882, 5022, and K70. Both the east and west entrances lead to all of the waiting rooms. There is a special area for mothers and babies in the south underground waiting room. The area provides children’s entertainment facilities and breastfeeding room. Men in the army have their own special waiting room.
 

Platform

 Luggage Storage
There are two luggage storage offices near the east and west entrances respectively. They are self-service and personnel available to help. The price for each piece of luggage is CNY 5 to 20 per day.

 Sunlight Homeland Service:
1. Complaint center: offers complaint service and other services for passengers. If passengers have any problems in the station, they can report it to the staff.
2. There are special services available for passengers with difficulties, such as the disabled and sick. They can fill a form and then enjoy special service in the station.
3. Red Cap Luggage Service: will carry your luggage for a fee.

 The station operates both bullet and ordinary trains to Beijing, Shanghai, Hnagzhou, Guangzhou, Hefei, Tianjin, Changsha, Wuhan etc.

  Major Rail Lines from the station to:

 

High Speed Train Schedule
(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Hangzhou East	G284, G284, D2128, D2125... 7 departures from 06:27 to 21:25	6h16m - 12h47m	CNY 567/ 226 USD 83/ 33
Guangzhou South	G278, G278, G1552, G1553... 5 departures from 06:02 to 11:05	11h44m - 13h20m	CNY 1,469/ 919.5 USD 216/ 135
Shanghai	D2134, D2131, D2916, D2913... 18 departures from 06:33 to 17:06	4h21m - 7h18m	CNY 438/ 273 USD 64/ 40
Beijing South	G1064, G202, G1066, G1066... 27 departures from 07:07 to 20:59	2h59m - 9h4m	CNY 500/ 161 USD 74/ 24
Hefei South	G244, G1552, G1553, G1553... 5 departures from 08:15 to 13:20	4h52m - 6h29m	CNY 517.5/ 324 USD 76/ 48
Tianjin	G1268, G1268, G1208, G1208... 24 departures from 06:00 to 20:59	2h43m - 7h40m	CNY 422/ 134 USD 62/ 20
Changsha South	G278, G278, G290, G1552... 8 departures from 06:02 to 11:35	8h48m - 10h40m	CNY 1,000/ 626.5 USD 147/ 92
Wuhan	G278, G278, G1998, G1995... 14 departures from 06:02 to 15:53	7h1m - 8h55m	CNY 733.5/ 460 USD 108/ 68
Rongcheng	C6555, C6557, C6502, C6503... 14 departures from 06:57 to 18:09	1h41m - 2h43m	CNY 148/ 93 USD 22/ 14
Weihai	C6553, C6553, C6555, C6553... 35 departures from 06:45 to 21:41	1h21m - 2h34m	CNY 102/ 63 USD 15/ 9
Jinan	D6002, D6002, G6926, G6926... 177 departures from 05:30 to 22:00	1h24m - 4h16m	CNY 179/ 70 USD 26/ 10

 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.

Normal Speed Train Timetable
(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Jinan	K1216, K970, Z350, Z272... 12 departures from 10:15 to 19:24	3h1m - 4h21m	CNY 158.5/ 107.5 USD 23/ 16
Guangzhou East	Z170 at 14:33	29h1m	CNY 894.5/ 518.5 USD 132/ 76
Xi'an	Z272, Z272 at 13:43 and 14:06	17h10m - 17h33m	CNY 527.5/ 343.5 USD 78/ 51
Xining	Z272, Z272 at 13:43 and 14:06	27h26m - 27h49m	CNY 735.5/ 476.5 USD 108/ 70
Taiyuan	K882 at 19:24	10h54m	CNY 337/ 221 USD 50/ 33

 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.
See detailed Qingdao Train Schedule
 

 How to get to the railway station:
By bus: 
1. Take bus No. 2, 2 (tramcar), 5 (tramcar), 8, 25, 26, 202, 217, 220. 223, 301, 303, 304, 305, 307, 311, 312 (Interval), 316, 320, 321, 325, 501, 504, 702, Tunnel 1, Tunnel 3, Tunnel 5, Tunnel 7 and get off at the Railway Station.
2. Take Airport Shuttle Bus Line 2 and get off at Zhan Qiao.
3. Take bus No. 305and 325 and get off at Shan Xi'an Lu (Shanxian Road).
4. Take bus No. 8, 223, 303, and 307 and get off at Huo Che Zhan Xi Guang Chang (the west square of the railway station).
By taxi: 
1. It takes 30 minutes and costs CNY 60 from Qingdao North Railway Station.
2. It takes 50 minutes and costs CNY 100 from Qingdao Liuting International Airport.

 How to get to famous tourist sites:
1. To Zhan Bridge (Zhanqiao): 
It’s a very short distance so one can just walk to there.
2. To Qingdao Number One Bathing Beach: 
Take bus No. 26, 223, 316, 304, 311, 312, 312(Interval), 321 or 501 and get off at Bathing Beach Station.
3. To Mt. Laoshan:
Take bus No. 321 and get off at Laoshan Cultural Center Station.

 How to get to Liuting International Airport:
1. Take Airport Shuttle Bus Line 2 at the south square of the railway station.
2. Take bus No. 305 and get off at Qingdao Liuting International Airport Station.